BENGK106 Communicative English syllabus for EE Stream Physics Group

Introduction to Communicative English:

Communicative English, Fundamentals of Communicative English, Process of Communication, Barriers to Effective Communicative English, Different styles and levels in Communicative English. Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Communication Skills.

Introduction to Phonetics :

Phonetic Transcription, English Pronunciation, Pronunciation Guidelines to consonants and vowels, Sounds Mispronounced, Silent and Non silent Letters, Syllables and Structure. Word Accent, Stress Shift and Intonation, Spelling Rules and Words often Misspelt. Common Errors in Pronunciation.

Basic English Communicative Grammar and Vocabulary PART - I :

Grammar: Basic English Grammar and Parts of Speech, Articles and Preposition. Question Tags, One Word Substitutes, Strong and Weak forms of words, Introduction to Vocabulary, All Types of Vocabulary – Exercises on it.

Basic English Communicative Grammar and Vocabulary PART - II:

Words formation - Prefixes and Suffixes, Contractions and Abbreviations. Word Pairs (Minimal Pairs) – Exercises, Tense and Types of tenses, The Sequence of Tenses (Rules in use of Tenses) and Exercises on it.

Communication Skills for Employment :

Information Transfer:Oral Presentation and its Practice. Difference between Extempore/Public Speaking, Communication Guidelines. Mother Tongue Influence (MTI), Various Techniques for Neutralization of Mother Tongue Influence. Reading and Listening Comprehensions – Exercises.

Course outcome (Course Skill Set)

At the end of the course Communicative English (22ENG16) the student will be able to:

CO1 Understand and apply the Fundamentals of Communication Skills in their communication skills.

CO2 Identify the nuances of phonetics, intonation and enhance pronunciation skills.

CO3 To impart basic English grammar and essentials of language skills as per present requirement.

CO4 Understand and use all types of English vocabulary and language proficiency.

CO5 Adopt the Techniques of Information Transfer through presentation.

Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)

• The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%.
• The minimum passing mark for the CIE is 40% of the maximum marks (20 marks out of 50). The minimum passing mark for the SEE is 35% of the maximum marks (18 marks out of 50).
• A student shall be deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements and earned the credits allotted to each subject/ course if the student secures not less than 35% (18 Marks out of 50) in the semester-end examination(SEE), and a minimum of 40% (40 marks out of 100) in the sum total of the CIE (Continuous Internal Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together.

Continuous Internal Evaluation(CIE):

Two Unit Tests each of 30 Marks (duration 01 hour)

• First test after the completion of 30-40 % of the syllabus
• Second test after completion of 80-90% of the syllabus

One Improvement test before the closing of the academic term may be conducted if necessary. However best two tests out of three shall be taken into consideration

Two assignments each of 20 Marks

The teacher has to plan the assignments and get them completed by the students well before the closing of the term so that marks entry in the examination portal shall be done in time. Formative (Successive) Assessments include Assignments/Quizzes/Seminars/ Course projects/Field surveys/ Case studies/ Hands-on practice (experiments)/Group Discussions/ others.. The Teachers shall choose the types of assignments depending on the requirement of the course and plan to attain the Cos and POs. (to have a less stressed CIE, the portion of the syllabus should not be common /repeated for any of the methods of the CIE. Each method of CIE should have a different syllabus portion of the course). CIE methods /test question paper is designed to attain the different levels of Bloom’s taxonomy as per the outcome defined for the course.

The sum of two tests, two assignments, will be out of 100 marks and will be scaled down to 50 marks

Semester End Examinations (SEE)

SEE paper shall be set for 50 questions, each of the 01 mark.

The pattern of the question paper is MCQ (multiple choice questions).

The time allotted for SEE is 01 hour.

The student must secure a minimum of 35% of the maximum marks for SEE.

Suggested Learning Resources:

Textbook:

1)Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata, Oxford University Press India Pvt Ltd - 2019.

2)A Textbook of English Language Communication Skills, (ISBN-978-81-955465-2-7), Published byInfinite Learning Solutions, Bengaluru - 2022.

Reference Books:

1.Technical Communication by Gajendra Singh Chauhan and Et al, (ISBN-978-93-5350-050-4), Cengage learning India Pvt Limited [Latest Revised Edition] - 2019.

2.English for Engineers by N.P.Sudharshana and C.Savitha, Cambridge University Press – 2018.

3.English Language Communication Skills – Lab Manual cum Workbook, Cengage learning India Pvt Limited [Latest Revised Edition] – (ISBN-978-93-86668-45-5), 2019.

4.A Course in Technical English – D Praveen Sam, KN Shoba, Cambridge University Press – 2020.

5.Practical English Usage by Michael Swan, Oxford University Press – 2016.